Pastry decorator



April 29,'1947. w. v. MOORE PASTRY DECORATOR Filed April 27, 1945 tion.

Patented Apr. 29, 1947 William V. Moore, Chicago, Ill. l Application April 27, 1945, Serial No. 590,691-

1 claim. (o1. fior-52) This invention relates to a pastry decorator, @-7- and has for one of its objects the production oi' fa simple and eicient means for decorating pastry,

garnishing steaks, and the like, in a manner whereby the design of a rose, flower, or other l selected coniiguration, may be cast or ejected from `the nozzle or cap in one operation.

A further obejct of this invention is the pro- .duction of a simple and efficient nozzle or cap which is provided with a concavo-convex designforming portion having material-ejecting slots arranged therein for the purpose of casting or forming a complete design in depth by one opera-I Other objects andv advantages of the present f for the purpose ofA casting other selectedv designs invention will appear throughout the following specication and claim.

In the drawing- Figure l is a side elevational view of the decorator;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary enlarged side elevational view of the ejector end Aof the decorator;

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view of the nozzle or cap;

Figure 4 is an end view of the nozzle or cap;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of one form of design cast or formed by the decorator;

Figure 6 is a top plan view of the design shown in Figure 5;

Figure 7 is a side elevational view of the design shown in .Figures 5 and 6;

Figure 8 is an end view of a modified design of nozzle;

Figure 9 is an end view of a further modified design of nozzle.

By referring to the drawing it will be seen that I designates the conventional bag which is used with the pastry decorator, and which bag may be formed of rubberized material, light weight canvas, or the like, the bag I 0 tapering toward its ejecting end as shown in Figure 1. A nozzle II is carried by the ejecting end of the bag or container I0, and this nozzle II is provided with a funnel-like entrance end I2 for receiving material from the bag, the ejecting end of the bag I0 iitting snugly over the funnel-like portion I2 in the manner shown in Figure 2, and being secured thereto in any suitable or desired manner.

The outer discharge end of the nozzle I I is provided with an external neck I3 upon which externally threaded neck I3 is threaded an internally threaded cap I4. This cap I4 comprises an annular ange I whichts in threaded engagement with the neck I3 for detachably securing the cap I4 to the neck I3. The cap I4 is provided `The cap I4 -is with an'inwardly pressed or formed concavoconvex "design-forming' portion I6, inljwhich de: sign-forming portion I6 areformed the idesign; forming slots I1, these slots being arranged in a .suitable or selected design lfor the purpose of producing rose bud, a part-.bloom rose, .ora fullblown rose, or any suitable selected ower or other design. Lf.;

detachable upon the. neck. I3 .Las specied above sothat the Vcap maybe replaced ,when desired. It is important to note, however, that the cap I4 is essentially provided with fthe inwardly formed 01 eXtending-design-foniiig 'portion 5 the Slots '1 extending enurey thririgh l'the portion I6 as shown, s0 that the. "matriau such as frosting, potatoes, or other selected material used in decorating cakes, pies, garnishing steaks, and the like,may be easily ejected through the slots I 1 as the bag I0 is compressed in the conventional manner. The arrangement of the slots Il shown in Figure 4 will produce a design such as is illustrated in Figures 5 and 6 simulating a rose. In operation the cap I4 is placed against the surface upon which the design is to be formed and the bag I0 is compressed to force the paste material, mashed potatoes, or the like, out through the slots I'I of the cap I4. Then by merely lifting the entire device including the cap I4 away from the ejected material, this movement will cause the petals of the ower such as a rose vto be formed in a natural appearing petal formation such as is illustrated in Figures 5 and 6.

It should be understood that the important feature of the present invention is the formation of the desired design in one operation and without the necessity of complicated and artistic manipulation and practice. The design of the petals will be formed by the arrangement of the slots I1 in the cap I 4 and no expert manipulation is required, and it is only necessary to compress the bag once to eject the material through the slots I7, and to then releaset-he pressure and lift the cap I4 with the bag away from the formed design, leaving the design properly and artistically formed in depth with a proper thickness or substance of material to give the appearance of a rose or other flower, or of any other selected desi-gn.

In Figure 8 an arrangement of slots is shown upon the cap Ha for casting a rose bud, and the arrangement of slots shown upon the cap I 4b in Figure 9 will form a part-bloom rose.

It should be understood that the design may be varied without departing from the spirit of the invention and that the present construction is adaped for use in casting or forming designs, decorations, and the like of various types other than flowers and roses as illustrated for example in Figures 5 and 6. One important element of the present invention is the arrangement of the concavo-convex design-forming portion of the cap as well as the arrangement of the slots I1 which, in conjunction with the applied pressure upon the material ejected through the slots will make possible the formation of the desired artistic and natural appearing design possessing a natural contour along the top surface and upper edges of the petals of a flower-note Figure 7, This is accomplished solely by one operation and the concave under face of the design-forming portion produces this natural appearing contour upon the top face ofthe formed design wherein the central portion of the bud, flower and the like, is higher than the side or marginal petals thereof.

It should be understood that the device may be varied in its shape, contour or arrangement of slots without departing from the spirit of the invention and that the cap I4 together with its design-forming portion I6 may be shaped in any desired manner to form the selected design, The present device may be used in any size or shape and may be used for molding any type of material, food, and the like, such as candy, ice cream, where decorations and fanciful molds are desired. The

cap I4 as well as the nozzle II may be formed of plastic, metal, or any suitable type yof rigid material. A

Certain detail changes in the construction may be employed Without departing from the spirit of 4 the invention, so long as such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim,

Having described the invention, what is claimed 1s:

As an article of manufacture, a design-forming cap comprising a design-forming bottom wall and a bottom edge, the bottom wall being inset and curved inwardly in concave formation relative to said bottom edge, said wall 'having spaced designforming slots formed therein, some of the slots being located inwardly toward the center of the bottom wall relative to the bottom edge and inwardly relative to other of said slots and being located in various elevated planes to produce a dome-like design having petals of various heights increasing in height from the edge toward the center of the designed material which is formed by forcing material through said slots.

W'ILLIAM V. MOORE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

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